Headline RePLAY – 3.2.12

Today on Headline RePLAY: Commentary on alleged DOOM 4 screenshots, Mojang employees receive a hefty bonus and Mass Effect 3 PC pre-orders are available for pre-loading!


Rumors about DOOM 4 being axed can be waved away by PR, but the alleged screenshots that came with them this week weren’t so easily dismissed. id Software has stepped up to the stage to respond:

“Those images have nothing to do with what you’re gonna see in DOOM 4,” said id’s Matthew Hooper via Twitter. “When we officially show things, you’ll see awesome.”

While Hooper’s statement is not a direct denial, he does assure fans that id Software is striving to meet their expectations.

“When we officially show things,” added Hooper, “fans will be happy.”

*Source: VideoGamer


Before tax, Mojang head honcho Markus “notch” Persson received $3 million in dividends—all of which he decided to distribute to his employees.  

“Before tax, my dividends from Mojang for 2011 was about three million dollars,” notch Tweeted. “I chose to distribute that to other employees.”

Many a Mojang employee went on Twitter to express their elation about the decision. Lydia Winters, Mojang’s Director of Fun, expressed how she was “happy for everyone @ Mojang” while business developer Daniel Kaplan was shedding tears in “shock and happiness.”

Congratulations to the hard workers of Mojang!



Mass Effect 3 is just around the corner, but other than stockpiling on food and excommunicating the outside world for a week, what more can you do to prepare for the war with the Reapers? For PC owners that pre-ordered the title and don’t want to spend time watching a download and installation bar, EA is offering the option to pre-load the game via its Origin online service.

All PC-owners have to do is to launch the Origin client, sign in, navigate to their Game Library and click on the “Ready to Download” button on Mass Effect 3 and voila!

Mass Effect 3 is coming out next week on March 6th.

*Source: EA

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